A 26-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the slaying of Mack H. Gilbert, who was found shot in the head on Wednesday in a parking lot near 10th Street and Brooklyn Avenue, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced.

According to court records, witnesses told police that three men confronted the victim in the parking lot of an apartment complex on 11th Street about 7:45 p.m. Wednesday. The youngest of the three stayed behind and shot the victim after he had been knocked to the ground and kicked several times.

The two other men involved in the altercation told police they confronted Gilbert and knocked him to the ground. They walked away and Loyd, they said, shot the victim.

When officers arrived on the scene, they found a man dead lying on the ground.

Police are investigating after multiple people were shot in Kansas City, KS. Kansas City, KS Police Chief Terry Zeigler tweeted around midnight that officers were in route to a shooting in which “several people (were) shot.” No other details were immediately made available. This is a developing story. Stay tuned to KCTV5 News for more. Officers in route to 16th & Minnesota on several people shot. No other details at this time. — Terry Zeigler (@KCKPDChief) F...More >

Police are investigating after multiple people were shot in Kansas City, KS. Kansas City, KS Police Chief Terry Zeigler tweeted around midnight that officers were in route to a shooting in which “several people (were) shot.” No other details were immediately made available. This is a developing story. Stay tuned to KCTV5 News for more. Officers in route to 16th & Minnesota on several people shot. No other details at this time. — Terry Zeigler (@KCKPDChief) F...More >

A Facebook post from a local teacher that said the Florida shooting had her so on edge she was actually considering ending her 35-year career in education had us wondering how many other teachers are having that kind of internal crisis.

A Facebook post from a local teacher that said the Florida shooting had her so on edge she was actually considering ending her 35-year career in education had us wondering how many other teachers are having that kind of internal crisis.